Johnson & Johnson · 3 months ago
Scientist, Laboratory Automation
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation dedicated to developing treatments and pioneering solutions for complex diseases. They are seeking a Scientist, Laboratory Automation to collaborate on migrating analytical assays to fully automated workflows, enhancing efficiency and reducing variability in laboratory processes.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Collaborating within a cross-functional team to design, develop, and deploy end-to-end laboratory automation
Creating, optimizing, maintaining, and continuously improving high-throughput workflows using liquid-handling robots and integrated automation workcells
Expanding the scope of existing automation by introducing new functionalities
Evaluating novel devices/instruments/technologies for the enhancement of laboratory processes
Troubleshooting laboratory automation by liaising with internal subject matter experts and external vendors to perform root cause analysis based on detailed scientific and technical investigations
Sharing knowledge and documenting best practices within the automation team, and supporting and training end-users to independently complete automated workflows
Partnering with Information Technology and Data Science teams to automate data flows to ensure data integrity through capture in appropriate electronic systems and high-throughput processing via review by exception
Qualification
Required
A minimum of a B.S. in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related field is required
A minimum of 3 years of laboratory automation experience
Experience operating, maintaining, developing, and optimizing in one or both of the following domains: (1) Liquid-handling robots from Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman Coulter, Dynamic Devices, Agilent, PerkinElmer, etc. and/or (2) Integrated automation workcells using scheduling software such as Biosero Green Button Go, HighRes Biosolutions Cellario, or Thermo Scientific Momentum
Experience implementing automated laboratory workflows within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries
Experience migrating biological or biochemical assays/methods onto automated systems
Ability to gather, understand, and assign priorities to user requirements for complicated laboratory workflows, and to translate them into robust automated solutions
Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills (both written and oral), and a commitment in close collaboration with scientists, vendors, and end users across seniority levels
Preferred
Experience working in a regulated environment (e.g. CLIA, GLP, GMP, GxP)
Experience with programming languages such as C#, Python, and Visual Basic
Experience with analytical assay/method development
Experience with automated sample management systems from Azenta, Askion, and/or Hamilton
Experience with instrument API calls
Experience with 3D printing and rapid prototyping
Company
Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
10001+ employees
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Alex Gorsky
Former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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